{"product_id":"9781836392507","title":"Smell : The Tale of a Fading Sense","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Bjørn Berge\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary essays\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 July 2026 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e148 x 225 x 27 | 456g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sense of smell is often linked to the dark, the antisocial, the primitive – the very opposite of modernity and progress. Today we live in an almost odourless world, where everything is reduced to images. Yet smell plays a vital role in how we relate to others and our surroundings, forming our experiences and our memories. Tracing a history of smell from the first ancient cities, through medieval plagues and the Industrial Revolution to the present day, this book is a tribute to the sense of smell in all its beauty and disgust. Along the way Bjørn Berge introduces us to twenty iconic scents – from blood and soil to the ocean – and invites readers to reflect on and reawaken their senses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312816103799,"sku":"9781836392507","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781836392507.jpg?v=1784551122","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781836392507","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}